Yuanlong Li


Assistant Professor


Email: yuanlong@nju.edu.cn

Office: C203

Education

2016.09–2021.07 – Tsinghua university                                                     Ph.D. Ecology (Major in atmospheric science)
2018.09–2020.09 – University of Hawaii at Manoa (Visiting Scholar)

2012.09–2016.07 – Yunnan University                                                      B.Sc. Atmospheric science
Employment

   2024.10–Current     – Nanjing University                                                  Assistant Professor

            2021.07–2024.09      – Nanjing University                                                  Postdoctor

Research Interests

   Tropical cyclone dynamics

            Atmospheric convection

   Mesoscale numerical simulation

Selected Publications

2024

(17) Li, Y.Y. Wang, and Z.-M. Tan, 2024: On the size dependence in the recent time-dependent theory of tropical cyclone intensification.  J. Atmos. Sci.81, 1669–1688.

(16) Wang, Y.-F., and Y. Li, 2024: Influences of background rotation on secondary eyewall formation of tropical cyclones in idealized f-plane simulations.  J. Geophys. Res. Atmospheres129, e2024JD040788.

2023

(15) Li, Y.Y. Wang, and Z.-M. Tan, 2023: Is the outflow-layer inertial stability crucial to the energy cycle and development of tropical cyclones?  J. Atmos. Sci.80, 1605–1620.

(14) Wang, Y., Z.-M. Tan, and Y. Li, 2023: Some refinements to the most recent simple time-dependent theory of tropical cyclone intensification and sensitivity.  J. Atmos. Sci.80, 321–335.

2022

(13) Li, Y.Y. Wang, and Z.-M. Tan, 2022: How frequently does rapid intensification occur after rapid contraction of the radius of maximum wind in tropical cyclone over the North Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific? Mon. Wea. Rea.150, 1747–1760.

(12) Li, Y.Z.-M. Tan, and Y. Wang, 2022: Relative timing of the ends of hurricane intensification and contraction of the radius of maximum wind in the North Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific. Geophys. Res. Lett., 49, e2022GL101027.

(11) Li, Y.Y. Wang, and Z.-M. Tan, 2022: Why does the initial wind profile inside radius of maximum wind matter to tropical cyclone development? J. Geophys. Res. Atmospheres127, e2022JD037039.

2021

(10) Li, Y., Y. Wang, Y. Lin, and X. Wang, 2021: Why does rapid contraction of the radius of maximum wind precede rapid intensification in tropical cyclones? J. Atmos. Sci.78. 3441–3453.

(9) Wang, Y., Y. Li, J. Xu, Z.-M. Tan, and Y. Lin, 2021: The intensity-dependence of tropical cyclone intensification rate in a simplified energetically based dynamical system model. J. Atmos. Sci.78, 2033–2045.

(8) Wang, Y., Y. Li, and J. Xu, 2021: A new time-dependent theory of tropical cyclone intensification. J. Atmos. Sci.78, 3855–3865.

2020

(7) Li, Y., Y. Wang, and Y. Lin, 2020: How much does the upward advection of the supergradient component of boundary layer wind contribute to tropical cyclone intensification and maximum intensity? J. Atmos. Sci.77, 2649–2664.

(6) Li, Y., Y. Wang, Y. Lin, and F. Rong, 2020: Dependence of superintensity of tropical cyclone on SST in axisymmetric numerical simulations. Mon. Wea. Rea.148, 4767–4781.

(5) Li, Y., Y. Wang, Y. Lin, F. Rong, and J. Gao, 2020: Effects of terrain and landmass near Fujian Province of China on the structure and propagation of a long-lived rainband in Typhoon Longwang (2005): A numerical study. J. Geophys. Res. Atmospheres125, e2020JD033393.

2019

(4) Li, Y., Y. Wang, and Y. Lin, 2019: Revisiting the dynamics of eyewall contraction of tropical cyclones. J. Atmos. Sci.76, 3229–3245.

(3) Li, Y., J.-I. Yano, and Y. Lin, 2019: Is atmospheric convection organized?: Information entropy analysis. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn.113, 553–573.

(2) Li, Y., Y. Lin, and Y. Wang, 2019: A numerical study on the formation and maintenance of a long‐lived rainband in Typhoon Longwang (2005). J. Geophys. Res. Atmospheres124, 10401–10426.

2018

(1) Lin, Y., Y. Li, Q. Li, M. Chen, F. Xu, Y. Wang, and B. Huang, 2018: A long lasting vortex Rossby wave induced rainband of Typhoon Longwang (2005). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.99, 1127–1134.

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